Opportunities and awards

Grant for experimental theatre and new initiative for immersive art, plus winners of songwriting competition and finalists of 2025 Penguin Literary Prize.
two musicians performing on stage with two other woman standing to their left. Sandra Morales is second from the right, a woman with light skin, long dark blonde hair, wearing a green patterned dress. The stage feels intimate and is cast in an orange light.

2025 Emerging Writers’ Awards

The Emerging Writers’ Awards are open to screen and stage writers with an unproduced script of any genre across film, television, theatre, audio and interactive. Dedicated to uncovering the hottest new scripts and writing talent across Australia, these awards are a purpose-built and industry-recognised opportunity for AWG Associate and Student members to have their work showcased directly to industry decision-makers.
Entries close 31 March; learn more and enter.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_